DENVER, Dec. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint's
(NYSE: S) Next-Gen Network investment is taking hold across
Denver and wireless customers are
experiencing Sprint's best-ever LTE Advanced network. New
independent tests show Sprint tops the charts for fastest download
speeds in Denver.
In recent indoor and outdoor testing by RootMetrics®
in Denver's urban core, Sprint
demonstrated the fastest download speeds.1 Indoor and
outdoor testing was conducted during peak-usage hours during the
day in the busiest areas of Denver. Samples were collected in iconic
tourist areas, top travel destinations, business districts, retail
shops, major entertainment areas, and other high-traffic areas. The
end result is testing that shows how carriers perform in the
busiest parts of Denver, and the
results also evaluate how well networks are prepared for upcoming
5G deployments.
Additionally, analysis of Nielsen drive test data across the
greater metropolitan Denver market
also shows Sprint has the fastest average download
speeds.2
"Whether you're at home, at work, or on the go, the Sprint
network has you covered with the fastest download speeds in
Denver," said Eamon O'Leary,
Sprint's vice president for Network, West Region. "We're
excited that our Next-Gen Network investment is making a real
difference for customers, giving them a great mobile experience on
an LTE Advanced network that's built for unlimited."
Sprint's Next-Gen Network Investment in Denver
This year, Sprint has spent
billions on its Next-Gen Network build, unleashing the company's
strong spectrum holdings to dramatically improve coverage, speed
and reliability for its customers. Across Denver, Sprint continues to add new cell sites
and upgrade existing cell sites to use all three of its
spectrum bands (800 MHz, 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz) to improve coverage
and provide its fastest, most reliable service. The company has
also added hundreds of indoor and outdoor small
cells throughout the greater metropolitan area to deliver even
more coverage, capacity and speed than before using unobtrusive
units on telephone poles, street lights and other
infrastructure.
Sprint has also rolled out LTE Advanced technologies including
256 QAM, 4X4 MIMO, enhanced Beamforming with Transmission Mode 9
(TM9) and two- and three-channel Carrier Aggregation for faster
data speeds than before. In addition, Sprint is enhancing its
upload speeds with capabilities such as Uplink Carrier Aggregation,
64 QAM and High Performance User Equipment (HPUE).
These technologies provide the foundation for Sprint's LTE
Advanced capabilities, now available nationwide and delivering
up to 2X faster speeds on capable devices.3 They have
also helped make Denver one of 225
cities where Sprint offers incredible Gigabit Class LTE performance
for customers on capable devices.
To spread the word about its network improvements, along with
offering the best value for Unlimited with Basic, Plus and Premium
plans and other great holiday deals, the company is conducting an
aggressive marketing campaign through the holiday season. Efforts
include radio, outdoor and digital ads, along with in-store signage
and materials.
To learn more about Sprint's LTE Advanced Network and Next-Gen
Network build, visit http://newsroom.sprint.com/network/.
About Sprint:
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications
services company that creates more and better ways to connect
its customers to the things they care about most. Sprint
served 54.5 million connections as of Sept.
30, 2018 and is widely recognized for developing,
engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the
first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands
including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost
Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international
push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone.
Today, Sprint's legacy of innovation and service continues with an
increased investment to dramatically improve coverage, reliability,
and speed across its nationwide network and commitment to launching
the first 5G mobile network in the U.S. You can learn more and
visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and
www.twitter.com/sprint.
1 RootMetrics Denver,
CO Metro testing: 2H 2018. Chart represents Median Downlink
Throughput speed. Tested with best commercially available
smartphones on 4 national mobile networks across all available
network types. Your experiences may vary. The RootMetrics award is
not an endorsement of Sprint. Visit www.rootmetrics.com for more
details.
2 Sprint's analysis of Nielsen's Drive Test data
in Denver MSA for GET3 speeds (10 seconds 1GB parallel file
download testing network capability) for latest drive.
3 Compared to Sprint 4G LTE.
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